Shortly 27 years following the murder of three high school students at a supermarket in Hachioji, Tokyo, a memorial service was held at the high school where the victims attended, and teachers and classmates at that time spent a day. I appealed for an early resolution of the case.
On July 30, 1995, at the office of the supermarket “Nampei” in Hachioji, Tokyo, two high school students working part-time and three female employees were shot and killed with a pistol.
A memorial service was held at a high school in Machida City, where one of the victims, Megumi Yabuki, who was 17 years old at the time, was attending, 27 years before the incident remained unsolved.
About 10 people, including classmates who participated, silently prayed in front of the sunflower flower that Yabuki liked, and then sang a hymn and prayed.
Takahisa Ito (71), who was the chief of the grade at that time, said, “Mr. Yabuki enjoyed high school life with his friends and had a dream for the future, but the ammunition suddenly robbed him of everything. I hope that the criminal will be arrested as soon as possible. “
After the ceremony, classmate Megumi Takano (44) said, “I always wonder what kind of adult she would have been if she were alive. If the case is not resolved, we classmates will not be able to separate. The criminal will surely be caught. I believe. “
